The Collegiate won “Best Website” for the fourth consecutive year and 18 other awards in the 2022 Michigan Community College Press Association journalism contest.
The association seeks to recognize student journalists across the state and the awards were presented virtually by the MCCPA conference host, Central Michigan University’s Department of Journalism, after a slate of successful media professionals served as contest judges.
This year, GRCC’s student publication, The Collegiate, brought home many top awards. Read on for the details:
First Amendment Reporting
1st Place: Anthony Clark Jr. for “Courageous Conversation: GRPD and GRCCPD leaders discuss community policing”
Honorable Mention: Sean Chase, for “GRCC Board freezes tuition, gives President Pink a raise with approval of $115.4 million budget”
Best Column, Serious
2nd Place: Anthony Clark Jr. for “Being a non-traditional student doesn’t prevent a life of success”
3rd Place: Angelina Jahn, for “A letter to my mom”
Best Column, Humor
2nd Place: Alena Visnovsky, for “Do Your Research”
Critical Review
3rd Place: Joseph Poulos, for “Dad’s night out at The French Dispatch”
Sports News Story
1st Place: Anthony Clark Jr. for “GRCC Volleyball ends after upsetting loss in NJCAA Great Lakes Finals”
2nd Place: Kaia Zimmerman, for “GRCC announces new softball coach after Brian Skudre resigns”
Sports Column
3rd Place: Kaia Zimmerman, for “The world is putting too much pressure on athletes”
Honorable Mention: Matt Denhartigh for “Grand Rapids Griffins offer strong support system for the Detroit Red Wings”
Editorial
1st Place: Alena Visnovsky, for “Inherent classism continues to impinge community colleges and their students who choose to invest in these low-cost educational options”
Original Cartoon: Editorial
1st Place: Abby Haywood, for “Community College Surprise”
Original Comic: Entertainment
1st Place: Abby Haywood, for “Fact-checking with Aaron Rodgers”
Sport News Photo
2nd Place: Kristen Schetag, for “Vikings even season series as Raiders’ defense struggle”
3rd Place: Kennedy Rappleye, for “GRCC Volleyball continues perfect conference record with win over Kellogg CC”
Best Informational Graphic
2nd Place: Abby Haywood, for “You could win $2 million for getting vaccinated in Michigan”
Best Multimedia Reporting
3rd Place: Sean Chase, for “FLOTUS visits GRCC pop up vaccine clinic”
Best Video Production or online audio slide show production
1st Place: Aspen Strauss, for “GRCC students get real about their second pandemic semester”
Best Website
1st Place: The Collegiate, Grand Rapids Community College
For the full list of award recipients, click here. You can also see a video of the winners announcement here.
